I like the way words tasted
rolling from your lips
the gentle way you'd hold me
hands on my hips
and we'd dance
like there was no tomorrow
and you'd look at me
and I'd forget my sorrow
we were so young
and so full and free
you are my hope
another part of me
and every time I've felt
like completely giving up
I lose myself in your eyes
and I know this is enough

It was all over her face
the way she fell from grace
and couldn't find her way back
stumbling through the black
and the night left scars
that glowed like stars
tears were falling plenty
hurts so much to be this empty
this was all she ever knew
this world so cold and blue
no hope here, no warmth would find her
she couldn't remember the way things were
and she wants and she needs
she cries and she bleeds
but nothing can ease the pain
how this love has left it's stain
maybe she can forget
what it's like to know regret
and rise up from the ashes
but she's been burning so long

when the night seems too dark
and you've lost all heart
you don't know where to turn
or which bridges to burn
and you're looking for some hope
tie a knot at the end of your rope
so you can hang on
and be strong
this life
is worth the fight
bring me the tears
you've collected over the years
and i'll fill my pockets up
and show you you're good enough
don't let go
until you know
you won't break or shatter
and that you do matter

your laugh was like a sad song
one i would've played all night long
if it meant you were still here
and that i would have you near
but life doesn't work out that way
praying for a better day
when it all falls back into place
and i can see your face
forget all the tears i've cried
when i meet you on the other side
i know i have to keep living, continue on
even though it hurts, knowing you're gone
someday i know we'll meet again

so heavy, she wore her sadness like a coat
swam in it, never knowing if she'd sink or float
and all the dreams that drifted away
left her empty, with nothing to say
she cries but no tears will come
can't even remember what she's running from
only that she has to go, further and faster
away from this life, self created disaster
she hangs her head in guilt and shame
feeling like she only has herself to blame
not knowing how to fix all that's wrong
she's holding on but for how long
when the night seems too open, too dark
the silence is deafening, save her pounding heart
and it's fear, always the fear
that something bad is near
within her, like a fire burning bright
sometimes she feels too tired to fight

this road we travel is full of twists, turns and bends
and we find ourselves among lovers, enemies and friends
at times we lose hope, we lose faith
and wonder if anything is worth the wait
and the tears fall, there are plenty
that leave us feeling lost and empty
so when you think it's hard to hold on
just take a deep breath and try to be strong
because this life was a gift to you
and it's your duty to see it through
the skies may crumble, the earth may crack
but you can't get a single moment back
so live it up, all in the now
know that you will make it somehow
there will be joy, there will be pain
there will be sun shining through the heaviest rain
it is hope, it is faith
and everything is worth the wait

in the dark, in the deep
where she doesn't sleep
she smiles a smile that's just a mask
hiding all the questions she's afraid to ask
because life was too dangerous, too cold
always too fragile for her to hold
there were monsters among men
always about, inviting her in
but she was too afraid
too many mistakes already made
and that was what landed her here
in a place built upon fear
tears and regret made up the walls
bones for the floors, blood for halls
all that's left is loneliness and doubt
she gave up on ever getting out